Review of Hoop Dreams (1994) by Jeff B — 30 May 2011

It's real, but it's really sad. Everyone here was basically complaining that they weren't spoon-fed success. That was kind of sickening. The person who was most disgusting to me was coach Gene Pingatore because he took all the credit for his athlete's successes and none of the blame for their failures.

He thought he was big time. (It sounds like a few coaches I've known.) Just really sad that these people don't aim to improve their situation and complain that other people aren't taking care of them better.

But, at the same time, they acknowledge that things weren't like this just a generation ago. It's time to look in the mirror, folks.